to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
technical skill; ability; capacity
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to snap; to break (under pressure)
condition; situation; prospects
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up